to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
memory; sense; experience
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
considerably; fairly; quite
negotiations; discussions; connection
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
letter; missive; note; mail
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
ten; 10; ten years of age
wherein; therein; thereinto
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to apologize; to apologise
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence